The severity of major depression and choice of treatment in primary care practice

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 932-938

  Schulberg, Herbert C ^a,b   Pilkonis, Paul A ^a   Houck, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORTRIPTYLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTRIPTYLINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 0032441834     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.66.6.932     Document Type: Article

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